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(Genesis 2:22, 25 LB)\xa0 \u201cThen God made\u2026a woman and brought her to the man. \u2018This is it!\u2019\xa0 Adam exclaimed\u2026the man and his wife were both naked, but neither was embarrassed or ashamed.\u201d

(Genesis 3:7-9)\xa0 \u201cThen the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.\xa0 Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the LORD God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the LORD God among the trees of the garden. But the LORD God called to the man, \u2018Where are you?\u2019\u201d

What can we do with our sexual sin?

1. We can bury it.

(Proverbs 28:13)\xa0 \u201cHe who conceals his sins does not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy.\u201d

2. We can beat ourselves up.

(Psalm 38:4-8)\xa0 \u201cI am drowning in the flood of my sins, they are a burden too heavy to bear.\xa0 Because I have been foolish, I\u2019m utterly worn out and crushed, my heart is troubled\u2026\u201d
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3. We can blame others.

(Genesis 3:13)\xa0 \u201cThe serpent deceived me, and I ate.\u201d

4.\xa0 We can begin a fresh start.

(Philippians 3:13-14)\xa0 \u201cBrothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.\u201d

(Romans 8:1-2)\xa0 \u201cTherefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death.\u201d


(Ezekiel 36:25-27)\xa0 \u201cI will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your impurities and from all your idols.\xa0 I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.\xa0 And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws.\u201d

How can I have no more shame?

1.\xa0\xa0\xa0 Repent.
(Hebrews 13:4) \u2013 \u201cGod will judge the sexually immoral\u201d

(2 Corinthians 6:17-18)\xa0 \u201cTherefore come out from them and be separate, says the Lord.\xa0 Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.\xa0 I will be a Father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.\u201d

2.\xa0\xa0\xa0 Receive forgiveness.
(Isaiah 1:18)\xa0 \u201cThough your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool.\u201d

(Psalm 103:12)\xa0 \u201cAs far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.\u201d

(Hebrews 8:12)\xa0 \u201cFor I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more.\u201d

(Hebrews 9:14)\xa0 \u201cHow much more, then, will the blood of Christ\u2026cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death\u2026\u201d

3.\xa0\xa0\xa0 Reorder your life.
(2 Corinthians 7:1)\xa0 \u201cSince we have these promises, dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God.\u201d

(Galatians 5:1)\xa0 \u201cIt is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.\u201d